Single-player games like Pax Nova
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Pax Nova, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Interstellar Space: Genesis
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
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Horizon
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
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Stars in Shadow
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
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Master of Orion
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
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Shadow Empire
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
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AI War 2
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
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Stellaris
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
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Dune: Spice Wars
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
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Tiny Civilization
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
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Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.
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Dawn of Andromeda
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
Dawn of Andromeda is a pausable, real-time 4X space strategy game providing an accessible, fun and immersive experience, introducing fresh ideas to the genre. Build your empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research technologies and build great fleets.
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Second Sun
Single-player alternative to Pax Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pax Nova.
Second Sun is a Hi-octane FPS with RPG elements, set in an open world, filled with intriguing landmarks, procedurally generated dungeons and tons of loot! Explore a vast, picturesque map and use your abilities to save the Empire from devastation and prevent the world from falling into darkness.